The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
put out the tender to seek rice suppliers for the government.
This is the second time Vietnam has won a glutinous rice
tender in Japan, the first being a 20 ton order in 2003.
By Sept. 5, Vietnam had won tenders to provide a total of
72,024 tons of rice for the Japanese government at an
average price of 40,000 yen per ton.